Matsya Purana — Code of Conduct and Vow-Procedure for Courtesans, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

यच्चाप्यन्यद्व्रतं सम्यग् उपदेक्ष्याम्यहं ततः अविचारेण सर्वाभिर् अनुष्ठेयं च तत्पुनः //

Transliteration

yaccāpyanyadvrataṃ samyag upadekṣyāmyahaṃ tataḥ avicāreṇa sarvābhir anuṣṭheyaṃ ca tatpunaḥ //

Translation

Và bất cứ lời thệ nguyện nào khác mà ta sẽ dạy tiếp theo một cách đúng đắn—một khi đã được truyền dạy, thì lời nguyện ấy cũng nên được mọi người thực hành lại, không do dự hay phân vân.

Word by Word

• yat ca api: and also whatever

• anyat: other/another

• vratam: vow, religious observance

• samyak: properly, correctly

• upadekṣyāmi: I shall instruct/teach

• aham: I

• tataḥ: thereafter/next

• avicāreṇa: without doubt, without deliberative hesitation

• sarvābhiḥ: by all (people), by everyone

• anuṣṭheyam: to be performed/observed

• ca: and

• tat: that

• punaḥ: again, repeatedly

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (Vishnu) instructing Vaivasvata Manu

Entities Mentioned

• Matsya
• Manu

Tags

• Vrata
• Dharma
• Ritual Observance
• Upadesha
• Householder Duties

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the creation or dissolution (Pralaya)?

This verse does not address pralaya directly; it focuses on the authority and continuity of dharmic vows (vratas) as taught by Matsya.

How does this verse relate to the duties of a King or Householder?

It frames vratas as broadly applicable—“by all”—implying that both rulers and householders should adopt prescribed observances with steadiness and trust in scriptural instruction.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The significance is ritual rather than architectural: it emphasizes faithful, repeatable performance of prescribed vratas once properly taught, without wavering.